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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader appreciation thread. [View all]TheWraith
(24,331 posts)26. And infinite denial doesn't change the fact: without Nader we wouldn't have had Bush.
No Nader campaign means no 97,000 votes in Florida, and Gore puts the state in the bag easily. Everything else wouldn't have meant shit. It's really easy to blame Gore, but some people still haven't learned the lesson from Nader 2000: that the "Democrats and Republicans are equally bad" line is total, utter, and complete horseshit. There is no comparison.
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Considering the number of "Primary Obama now" threads floating around, I think it's a fair post.
brooklynite
Dec 2011
#77
they sure don't seem to want to blame Jeb and Harris, or acknowledge that 2000 was a coup
MisterP
Dec 2011
#19
And infinite denial doesn't change the fact: without Nader we wouldn't have had Bush.
TheWraith
Dec 2011
#26
he sure as hell shares some responsibilty. he's not the bebbe jesus, he's an egotistical douche who
dionysus
Dec 2011
#32
And everyone forgets the votes deflected by the thought of Lieberman as POTUS. n/t
Mnemosyne
Dec 2011
#60
so you want to deny those 97,000 people their birthright to vote for the candidate of their choice..
mike_c
Dec 2011
#37
And his legacy now includes President Bush's legacy, including Citizens United.
libinnyandia
Dec 2011
#18
I agree. Unfortunately the man today has little in common with the man back then.
TheWraith
Dec 2011
#25
sabotage in that he knew where he'd be peeling votes from... in that he promised not to campaign
dionysus
Dec 2011
#64
We could have lost Florida if Ralph had kept his promise and not competed in close states...
Old and In the Way
Dec 2011
#49
I figure right about now former President Gore would be dedicating his library
bluestateguy
Dec 2011
#15
he did some good before he went around the bend. now he thinks bloomberg should be president. sad.
dionysus
Dec 2011
#36
I was just thinking of him today when I was putting on my seatbelt. Thanks, Ralph.
The Wielding Truth
Dec 2011
#41
Funny, though...the same people claiming we have "Nader Derangement Syndrome" -a term I first heard
Old and In the Way
Dec 2011
#50
and when exactly can we criticize or ask the president we voted for for more without you guys waving
yurbud
Dec 2011
#53
Criticize away! Hey, I'm not happy with the accomplishments to date, either. The difference is,
Old and In the Way
Dec 2011
#63
Watch the footage of jr. & family the night of the election - no sweat at all, complete confidence.
Mnemosyne
Dec 2011
#88
I heard Ralph Nader speak way back in 1972. I thought then that it was "all about Ralph"
yellowcanine
Dec 2011
#69